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[Indy is dangling from the basket of a hot air balloon while flying over an African camp full of angry German soldiers]
Frederick Selous: [calling up to him] You were supposed to meet us back at the wagon!
Indiana Jones: I GOT SIDETRACKED!
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Remy: My poor Suzette! She will never see me again!
Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee (Christopher Lee, May 27, 1922-June 7, 2015), born in London, England, is a British actor and singer.
Christopher Lee graduated from Wellington College and became a clerk in a shipping company after graduation. In 1941, he enlisted in the army and joined the Royal Air Force to participate in World War II.
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Retired from the army in the late 1940s and devoted himself to acting.
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In 1947, he starred in the film debut "Corridor of Mirrors".
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In 1957, he starred as a monster in " The Curse of Frankenstein " and began to appear in horror movies.
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In 1958, he played the role of Dracula in " Horror Vampire " and was well received.
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In 1969, Fu Manchu became popular again in the film " Fu Manchu's Castle " .
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In 1970, he appeared in " The Private Life of Sheriock Holmes " and gained attention in the United States.
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In 1974, he played the villain The Man with the Golden Gun in the 007 film " The Man with the Golden Gun ".
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In 1989, he appeared in the film " Around the World in 80 Days ".
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In 1998, he played Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the film "Muhammad Ali Jinnah" .
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In 2001, he starred in the role of Saruman in The Lord of the Rings .
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In 2002, he starred in " Star Wars: Episode II-Attack of the Clones ", played Count Dooku , and won The best fighting scene award.
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In 2004, he became the lead singer of the Rhapsody Orchestra.
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In 2009, he won the title of British knight.
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In 2011, Christopher Lee played Saruman again in the film " The Hobbit " series .
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In January 2013, he won the British Academy Film Awards for Lifetime Achievement.
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On the morning of June 7, 2015, he died at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals in London at the age of 93.
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Early Experience
Christopher Lee was born on May 27, 1922 in London, England. He failed to interview Eton College in 1935 . Christopher failed to pass the Eton College interview, but the ghost story creator interviewer MR James deeply influenced him. Christopher became fascinated by the occult. After he became an actor, he appeared in a lot of horror movies. Later, Christopher went to a first-class private school in the UK, the Royal Mission School of Wellington, where he majored in classical studies, including Greek and Latin.
In 1939, Christopher Lee joined the Finnish army in World War II as a volunteer, serving as a guard in the rear. In 1941, he joined the Royal Air Force as an intelligence officer.
After the war, Christopher was fluent in eight languages, including French and German, and was seconded to the Central Registration Center for War Criminals and Security Suspects to help hunt down Nazi war criminals.
In 1946, he retired from the Royal Air Force and held the position of Lieutenant in the Air Force .
In 1947, Christopher’s mother’s cousin and Italian ambassador Niccolo Carrantini told him that his great-grandmother was an opera actor, and his talent for acting was something deep in his blood. So he began his acting career for more than half a century.
Performing Experience
In 1947, he starred in the film debut "Corridor of Mirrors".
In 1948, Lee starred in the film " hamlet ", cooperating with Peter Cushing for the first time .
In 1952, Li once again co-starred in the film " Moulin Rouge " with Peter Cushing .
In 1957, he starred in monsters in " The Curse of Frankenstein " and began to star in horror movies.
In 1958, he played the role of Dracula in " Horror Vampire " and received critical acclaim. This film created by the British company Hammer Film established the term "Hammer Film" that is now used to describe this type of gothic horror film.
In 1959, Lee played the role of Sir Henry in the adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles .
In 1962, Lee played Sherlock Holmes for the first time in "Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace" .
Since 1965, Li continuous " Fu Manchu's mask ", "Fu Manchu thirteen fiancee," "Fu Manchu's Castle" played Fu Manchu , the film became popular in Europe and America, especially his slave girl with ornaments Fu Manchu women The movie star Maria Rochem has been recognized by some European and American audiences.
In 1970, he starred in the role of Mycroft Sherlock Holmes in The Private Life of Sheriock Holmes .
In the mid-70s, tired of the previous drama, he began to try to star in mainstream movies.
In 1974, in the 007 film " The Man with the Golden Gun ", as a cousin and ball mate of the original author of the 007 novel, Ian Lancaster Fleming , Lee won the role of "The Man with the Golden Gun" Scamanga.
In 1977 , Christopher Lee moved to the United States because he was worried that he would be stereotyped as a horror movie model like his old friend Peter Cushing .
He starred in the first film " International Airport 1977; Qiqiqi Airport " after immigrating to the United States .
In 1979, Lee starred in Steven Allan Spielberg 's World War II movie " Nineteen Four One ".
In 1983, Lee starred in the musical "Mei Xiang's Trafficking Life" and sang the episode "Name Your Poison".
In the same year, Li also co-starred in the film "Shadow of a Haunted House" with three other veteran horror film actors from Hanmer. This was also the last collaboration between him and his long-time friend Peter Cushing.
In 1987, Lee co-starred in the film " Mio In The Land Of Faraway " with Susannah York and Christian Charles Philip Bale .
In 1989, Lee appeared in the film " Around the World in 80 Days " starring Pierce Brosnan based on the novel of the same name by Jules Gabriel Verne .
In 1991, Lee in the film "Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady" once again starred in Sherlock Sherlock Holmes · .
In 1994, Lee starred in the comedy " Advance to Moscow ", playing a high-level Soviet military officer.
In 1997, Lee played the role of Tiresias in the film " the odyssey " .
In 1998, Lee in the film " Muhammad Ali Jinnah played founding father of Pakistan," the Muhammad Ali Jinnah . Li later said in an interview in 2011 that this was the movie he was most proud of.
In 2001, starred in " The Lord of the Rings " as Saruman . Lee is the only actor in the film to meet with John Ronald Reuel Tolkien . He has been in communication with John Ronald Reuel Tolkien during his lifetime. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien hopes that he will play Gandalf in the future . Although the character given to him in the film was Saruman, Li accepted it with pleasure.
In 2002, Christopher Lee played the villain Count Dooku in " Star Wars: Episode II-Attack of the Clones " .
In May 2003, Li obtainedThe best fighting scene award.
In December of the same year, Lee joined the film " The Lord of the Rings 3 ". He refused to attend the premiere of the film due to the deletion of the part in the film.
In 2004, he became the lead singer of the Rhapsody Orchestra.
In May 2005, " Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith " starring Lee was released. In the film, he played Count Dooku again, and most of the swordsmanship actions were done by Lee himself.
In July of the same year, Tim Burton 's " Charlie and the Chocolate Factory " was released, and Lee played the role of Dr. Wonka.
In 2009, for his performance and charity contributions, he was awarded the title of Jazz inferior Order. Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor awarded him the honor. Because of his age, he did not have to kneel to the prince during the ceremony.
In February 2010, the film " Alice in Wonderland " directed by Tim Burton was released, and Christopher Lee dubbed "Fried Neck Dragon" in the film.
In March, the heavy metal album "Charlemagne: The Sword and the Cross" was released.
Announced joining Martin Scorsese 's film " Hugo " in June .
In January 2011, Christopher Lee confirmed his appearance in " The Hobbit " on his official website and continued to play Saruman.
This year is the 164th anniversary of the birth of Bram Stoker , the original author of Dracula and Gothic writer . Christopher was honored by University College Dublin . Subsequently, he was awarded the "Bram Stoker Gold Medal" by the Philosophical Society of Trinity College. In addition, his height of 195.6 centimeters also earned him the income of Guinness World Records , ranking him one of the "world's tallest leading actors".
On December 14, 2012, Lee's movie " The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey " was released.
On January 22, 2013, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the 64th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards.
In the same year, the heavy metal album "Charlemagne: Signs of Death" was released.
"Jingle Hell" recorded in December reached number 18 on the US Billboard list.
On May 28, 2014, Li released a heavy metal album called "Metal Knight" to commemorate the first anniversary of the Film Association's Lifetime Achievement Award and to celebrate his 92nd birthday.
On December 7, the heavy metal Christmas carol "Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing" was launched.
On December 17, Lee's movie " The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies " was released.
Personal Life
Christopher Lee family
Christopher Lee belongs to the Carantini family, and his ancestors were awarded the coat of arms by Emperor Frederick I of Heiliges Römisches Reich . His great-grandmother was the British opera actress Mary Carrantini, and his mother was the Edwardian Countess Esther Mary. He was a model, Sir John Lafrey, Oswald Burley, Oliver Snell and other famous portrait painters of the time, as well as the sculpture prototype of the sculptor Claire F. Sheridan. Her second husband, Christopher's stepfather, was the banker Harcourt "Fireplace" Rose, and Rose's nephew was Ian Lancaster Fleming , the author of the "James Bond" series of novels. Lee's father is Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Tropp Lee of the Royal Rifles. In addition, Christopher’s distant relatives include Robert E. Lee, a general in the American Civil War , and astronomer John Lee.
Christopher Lee marriage
In 1961, Christopher Lee married the Danish model Birgit K roencke. Their marriage was quite happy, and they were both named one of the 50 best-dressed people over the age of 50 by The Guardian .
Death of Christopher Lee
On the morning of June 7, 2015, Christopher Lee died of respiratory problems and heart failure at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals in London at the age of 93.
Character Evaluation
Compared to his predecessors, Christopher Lee, who is famous on the screen as a vampire, is more gloomy and silent, but the lines are also much tougher, adding a bit of roughness to the weak detective. I'm afraid Christopher Lee has played different characters in Sherlock Holmes movies and achieved great success. ( )
He also starred in more than 300 film and television works, shaping many classic screen images. The most famous is undoubtedly the evil wizard Saruman in the "The Lord of the Rings" series, and the fallen Jedi Knight Count Dooku in the "Star Wars" series, ( )
The British Prime Minister David William Donald Cameron was called "the giant of the golden age of film." In addition to his rich acting career and high-yield film and television works, his ups and downs in his legendary life experience made him famous in the film world, and he was hailed as "the most powerful actor in history" by fans
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Extended Reading
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles quotes
